Hog-snout cutter



(No Model.)

E. MANIX, HOG SNOUT CUTTER. No. 601,399. Patented Mar; 29, 1898.

-mun Imlmmm UNITE STATES PATENT omte.

EDWARD MANIX, OF CALEDONIA, MINNESOTA.

'HOG-SNOUT CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,399, dated March29, 1898.

Application filed July 26, 1897. Serial No. 645,928. (No model.)

To all whom/1Z2? may concern:

' Be it known that LEDWARD MANIX,of Caledonia, in the county of Houstonand State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hog-Shout Cutters; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in-the art to which it pertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andto the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The main object of my invention is toremove the rims or cartilaginousparts of hogs snouts, and thereby prevent their rooting.

It consists of certain novel features in the construction andarrangement of the instrument, as hereinafter particularly described,and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings like letters designate the same parts inthe several figures.

Figure 1 is a partial side elevation and vertical longitudinal section,on the line 1 1, Fig. 4, of my improved device. Fig. 2 is a verticalcross-section on the line 2 2, Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a similar section onthe line 3 3, Fig. 4:; and Fig. 4c is a plan view, partly in horizontalsection.

A A are two arms which are pivotally connected between their ends at ain the manner of tongs.

B B are two jaws concaved or shaped on their opposing sides or faces tocorrespond.

the top and has in the end next to said opening a curved slot 6 as shownin Fig. 3.

C is a knife held at the sides in guides on the upper jaw and movablelengthwise thereof across the opening b. It is concaved to correspondwith the curvature of the jaw and of -the slot b in the end thereof,into which it moved therefrom. The knife 0 is detachably secured by ascrew 0 to a slide D, movable lengthwise of the upper jaw in guidewaysformed or provided therein.

E is a lever for operating the knife, fulcrumed between lugs onears onthe upper jaw and connected by a link 6 with the slide D.

The lower jaw B is formed on the under side with two lugs or perforatedears 6 and b which are, held by pins or screws in slots formed for theirreception in the arm A. The car 12 has a number of holes for the pinconnecting it with said arm, whereby the front end of the jaw maybeadjusted toward and from the arm to which it is attached to adapt itto hogs snouts of different sizes orshapes. The upper jaw being pivotedto the other arm A is capable of tipping or rocking lengthwise and ofthus adapting itself automatically to the shape or taper of the swinesmuzzle. The ends of the arms A A opposite the jaws B B serve as handlesfor'closing and holding the jaws on the swines snout during theoperation of cutting the rim therefrom.

My improved device operates as follows: The jaws are closed upon themuzzle of the hog, as indicated'in Fig. 1, with the cartilaginous rim ofthe snout projecting upwardly through the opening I) in the upper jaw,the knife 0 being withdrawn,as shown. The knife is then thrust forwardby means of lever E, severing the rim from the snout. The knife is thenwithdrawn and the jaws are released by opening the tongs.

The device is adjusted approximately for hogs of difierent sizes andhaving differentshaped snouts by tilting the lower jawB and fastening itat a greater or less inclination to 0 the arm A, as hereinbeforeexplained. The upper jaw B automatically adapts itself by tipping orrocking lengthwise on its pivot connections with the arm A to variationsin shape and size in the snou ts of different hogs such as cannot beprovided for by permanent adjustment.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to exact details ofconstruction and arrangement herein shown and described, as too 1. In ahog-snout cutter the combination of two arms pivoted to each other andprovided at one end with transversely-concaved jaws for grasping andholdinga hogs snout lengthwise, and a concaved reciprocating knifemounted upon and movable lengthwise of the upper jaw, which has aslotted end piece into which the cutting edge of the knife is projectedwhen thrust forward, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a hog-snout cutter the combination of two pivotally-connected armsprovided at one end with jaws for grasping and holding a hogs snoutlengthwise, the upper jaw being concaved crosswise on the under side toconform to the snout and having a transverse slot or opening to receivethe rim of the snout, a knife movable in guides transversely across saidslot or opening, and a lever for operating said knife, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

3. In a hog-snout cutter the combination of two arms pivotally connectedwith each other and provided at one end with jaws, the upper jaw beingpivoted to one arm so as totip or rock lengthwise and adapt itself tothe snout of a hog, and a sliding knife on the upper jaw for removingthe rim of the snout,

, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a hog-snout cutter the combination of twopivotally connected arms,two jaws shaped to conform with the snouts of hogs,

the upper jaw being pivoted to one arm and the lower jaw adj ustablyattached to the other arm, and a knife applied to the upper jaw, forremoving the rim of the snout, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

5. In a hog-snout cutter the combination of a pair of arms pivotallyconnected like tongs between their ends, an upper jaw pivoted to onearm, concaved on the under side and having a transverse opening throughthe top and a curved slot in the end next to said opening, a concaveknife adapted to move across said opening into said curved slot, meansfor operating said knife, and a lower jaw attached to the other armopposite the upper jaw, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. In a hog-snout cutter the combination of a pair ofpivotally-connected arms, concave jaws attached to one end of said arms,the upper jaw having a transverse opening through the upper side and acurved slot in the end adjacent thereto, a slide movable endwise of theupper jaw in guideways therein, a curved knife detachably fastened tosaid slide and adapted to be thrust forward across the transverseopening in the upper jaw into the curved slot in its front end, anda'lever fulcrumed to the upper jaw and connected bya link with saidslide, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of twowitnesses.

EDWVARD MANI-X.

Witnesses:

F. A. DUXBURY, W. R. DUXBURY.

